Movie
Goin' South
Overview
Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-10-06
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Western, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Henry Moon
- Mary Steenburgen as Julia Tate
- Christopher Lloyd as Towfield
- John Belushi as Hector
- Veronica Cartwright as Hermine
- Richard Bradford as Sheriff Kyle
- Jeff Morris as Big Abe
- Danny DeVito as Hog
- Tracey Walter as Coogan
- Gerald H. Reynolds as Polty
- Luana Anders as Mrs. Anderson
- George W. Smith as Mr. Anderson
Crew
- Jack Nicholson - Director
- Charles Shyer - Screenplay
- Alan Mandell - Screenplay
- John Herman Shaner - Screenplay
- Al Ramrus - Screenplay
- Al Ramrus - Story
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